What does Kermit mean in rhyming slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.

What does Frog and Toad mean in Cockney slang?

frog and toad (plural frog and toads) (Cockney rhyming slang) Road. I'm just going down the frog and toad to see my old china Dave. (= I'm just going down the road to see my friend Dave.)

What is Toby in Cockney rhyming slang?

""Toby" means "road" in this context, but it isn't rhyming slang. It seems to come from about 1811. It is derived from the language of Irish travellers who use the word "tober" to mean road. Another related expression is the toby meaning highway robbery. High toby meaning highway robbery on horseback.

What is bubble in Cockney?

(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.

What is a Jimmy in Cockney slang?

Source: Brewer's Dictionary of London Phrase & Fable Author(s): Russ Willey. 'Piddle' in cockney rhyming slang, meaning to urinate.

What does Kermit mean in cockney rhyming slang?

Why do Cockneys call a watch a kettle?

The term means watch, which stemmed from a 'fob' watch which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.

What's the lemon Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

What is a kite in Cockney?

Kite: originally meant a worthless bill or cheque. Hence you would say "I am going to fly a kite" means you are going to pass a bad cheque. The word seems to now mean any cheque (bad or not).

What does treacle mean in Cockney slang?

(Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).

What does pony and trap mean in Cockney?

pony and trap (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense. (Cockney rhyming slang) Excrement; the act of defecation. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pony,‎ trap.

Why are balls called Jacobs?

Jacobs is Cockney slang for Testicles.

Probably derived from the Cockney Rhyming Slang: Jacobs Cream Crackers = Knackers.

What does Tommy Tank mean?

Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.

More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.

What is a Doris slang?

Doris definition

(UK, slang) One's girl friend, wife or significant other. pronoun. (Cockney rhyming slang) Gay.

What is a frog in British slang?

Frog is cockney-rhyming slang, short for frog and toad, meaning road. A bewildered Seinfeld eyes the day's specials on the chalkboard in a roadside cafe.

What does it mean to call someone a frog?

a contemptuous term used to refer to a French person or a person of French descent.

What is rhyming slang for road?

Frog and Toad is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Road!

What does Dicky Bird mean in Cockney?

A dicky bird was a generic term for any little bird, such as a sparrow or chickadee, that was common in England in the 1700s. Dicky bird came to be slang for word due to the common Cockney practice of replacing one word with another rhyming word. Because word rhymed with bird, it was an appropriate substitute.

Why is your bum called your Harris?

Aris is Cockney slang for Arse.

In this case the phrase Bottle and Glass became rhyming slang for Artse . Then Bottle because Aristotle , which was finally shortened just to Aris .

What is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

What is a butchers in Cockney?

Other common-if-kitschy rhyming slang words include "trouble," which means "wife" (trouble and strife = wife); "butcher's," which means "look" ("butcher's hook" = look); "dog," which means "phone" (dog and bone = phone); and "barnet," which means "hair." (Barnet fair = hair.)

Why do Cockneys call glasses bins?

On the subject of 'bins' this expression is the cockney rhyming slang for glasses, as in reading glasses, so if someone is having trouble looking up a number in a telephone book you might say put on your 'bins'.

What is a Derby Kelly in Cockney rhyming slang?

"Derby Kell" is old Cockney rhyming slang for belly ("Derby Kelly"). "Blow out your kite" means "fill your stomach". It uses the word kite (also kyte), a dialect word, originally derived from an Old English word for the womb which, by extension, came to mean the belly.

What is a tea leaf slang?

(Cockney rhyming slang) A thief.

What does alright treacle mean?

Definition of treacle

noun. contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle.

What is a sherbet in Cockney slang?

"Sherbet" as slang for alcoholic drinks

Sherbet has been used in parts of both the UK and Australia as slang for an alcoholic drink, especially beer.